Example sentences of "to know well [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You ought to know better than to ask that . |
| 2 | ‘ At least I 'm old enough to know better than to buy a crappy kitsch china schweinhund like this , ’ he retorted . |
| 3 | But as usual Nan seemed to know better than everyone what to do . |
| 4 | One of his shakier concerns was an air-taxi service with which he scared the wits out of travellers too innocent to know better than to fly with him . |
| 5 | Admiral Hawkins , as the General has just said , is in a position of having to cope with almost impossible circumstances which , as you are in a position to know better than most , involves making almost impossible decisions . |
| 6 | The way in which he asked suggested that he did in fact think that Fiver was likely to know better than himself , and it was clear from Fiver 's reply that this was accepted between them . |